Strategic Planning Options
There is a wide range of corporate strategies that can be utilized, depending on the needs and circumstances of a particular company. Once a strategy has been determined, an organization may then elect to utilize one or more specific techniques for ...
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning, which often involves looking three to five years into the future, is critical if an organization is to take advantage of opportunities when they arise.
Human Resources and Planning
The notion that an organization's human resources are vital assets that should be included in each aspect of strategic planning sounds logical and obvious. But, in reality, the idea of integrating human resources into the fabric of strategic plannin...
Need for Strategic Planning, The
Because the level of economic competition has significantly increased in recent years, the need for effective strategic planning has likewise intensified. The essence of strategic planning for any organization is determining where it wants to be at ...
Developing a Business Strategy
Once an organization has amassed adequate knowledge and understanding of both itself and the environment in which it operates, it can begin to focus on specific strategic options.
Strategic Planning Case Study: Fluor Corporation, The
The Fluor Corporation was for years one of the largest engineering and construction companies in the world, employing close to forty thousand people. But by the mid 1980s, faced with crippling financial losses, the Fluor management team knew the tim...
Managerial Skills and Functions
While there is a wide range of general skills required of nearly all managers, there are some differences in emphasis from one level of management to another, from supervisory or operating level managers up through senior, top level managers.
Los Angeles Music Center: Setting Objectives
Projecting three to five years into the future--engaging in what is often called strategic planning--is as much a challenge for the Los Angeles Music Center as it is for any business that operates in today's uncertain and dynamic economic environmen...